Civil Litigation
Aug. 4, 2025
Thomas Fire class action trial moved to Ventura County
Superior Court Judge Elaine Lu ruled that a class action over the 2017 Thomas Fire will be tried where key first responders are based, despite Southern California Edison's concerns about judicial conflicts.
Trial for a putative class action for tens of thousands of plaintiffs affected by the Thomas Fire will be heard in Ventura County Superior Court.
Los Angeles County Judge Elaine Lu granted, in part, the plaintiffs' motion to transfer the case on Tuesday over the vehement opposition of defendant Southern California Edison, which argued that Los Angeles is better equipped to handle the case, and that many judges in Ventura County might be from the proposed class area.
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